If you love reading in the summer (who doesn’t?), look no further than Dua Lipa’s new book club. The multi-Grammy and Brit award-winning singer, who recently co-hosted the Met Gala, is launching a monthly book club via her own platform, Service95 – a global style, arts and society platform that terms itself as “the ultimate cultural concierge”.
Members will be invited to read a book personally picked by the artist, with selections reflecting diverse global voices telling powerful stories across genres. Expect everything from fiction to memoir and manifesto, recent releases to literary classics.
“Reading a book is one of the most profound joys in life,” said Dua Lipa. “Reading provides a form of escapism, a way to understand human connection and helps us navigate human relationships. Through the pages of a book, I can go places that I have never been and feel like I have lived there for a lifetime.”
The Service95 Book Club launches in June with Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart, which won the Booker Prize and both ‘Debut of the Year’ and ‘Book of the Year’ at the British Book Awards when it was released in 2020. On June 3, for a special live-recorded episode of her podcast, Dua Lipa: At Your Service, Lipa will also meet Stuart at the Hay Festival in Wales.
“I am thrilled that Shuggie Bain is the inaugural pick for the Service95 Book Club,” says Stuart. “I have so much respect for Dua Lipa and her artistry, and I really admire that she uses her platform to inspire readers, and to keep books at the center of our cultural conversations.”
This won’t be the first time that Lipa has hosted an author on her podcast. In the past, she has spoken to renowned writers including Hanya Yanagihara, Min Jin Lee and Lisa Taddeo on the podcast.
The Service95 Book Club will give readers the opportunity to dive into even more content, such as discussion guides and author Q&As. There will be deep dives into the books that have shaped the lives of authors, and a steady stream of recommended reading aside from the Book of the Month.
“The true magic of a great book comes alive with sharing the experience, talking with friends, and swapping recommendations of what to read next,” says Lipa. “I can’t wait to do that with readers from every corner of the globe through the Service95 Book Club.”
If you can never figure out what’s next on your reading list, consider this your new book club.
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